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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services (7 Jul 2022)

Richard Bruton: I do not wish to dispute the findings of a survey, but I could bring the Minister to areas in Dublin Bay North where there is not 6% or 14% availability. I suppose it is always the case that there will be areas of acute shortage. A couple of childcare centres in my area closed down, which has provoked this question. There does not seem to be ready capacity to respond to that. What are the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services (7 Jul 2022)

Richard Bruton: Finally, how will the allocation of capital be structured? For areas of the city where acute shortages arise, will it be through the county childcare committees or through Pobal? We have a mixed system, so there are some community providers and some private sector providers, but the capital element has been missing for quite a number of years now. I am just trying to see how we will see...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Apprenticeship Programmes (7 Jul 2022)

Richard Bruton: 10. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the level of advertising of apprenticeship opportunities posted on the apprenticeship website; and the initiatives to get more sectoral organisations to get their members to advertise in this way. [36446/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Apprenticeship Programmes (7 Jul 2022)

Richard Bruton: I begin by commending all involved in getting us close to 80 apprenticeships either approved or in the pipeline. How many posts on apprenticeships are actually being advertised on the website, because the real problem for people is finding a sponsor? Has the backing of associations been sought to up that number?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Apprenticeship Programmes (7 Jul 2022)

Richard Bruton: When we have an all-time shortage of staff, to hear just 66 apprenticeship posts are being advertised on apprenticeship.ieis bizarre. We have scarcities in most of the sectors, including hospitality, finance, engineering, logistics, ICT and biopharma. All these sectors are crying out for new talent. All of them have representatives of significant weight. Why are those bodies not being...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Apprenticeship Programmes (7 Jul 2022)

Richard Bruton: I ask that the public sector lead by example here. Apart from the ESB, which has traditionally been a pioneer in this area, there are no public sector bodies that are really putting their shoulders to the wheel. If the first central pooling place for apprentices to apply to came from the public sector as a single effort to put up on apprenticeship.iea range of opportunities, that would be a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Costs (7 Jul 2022)

Richard Bruton: 51. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has received any estimates of the cost of participating in third level education, both when living at home and living away from home and the impact that the rising cost of living is having on those costs; and the ways in which he is supporting with these extra costs. [36447/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (7 Jul 2022)

Richard Bruton: 137. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has considered concerns of childcare providers that the new core funding scheme poses challenges for smaller providers. [35722/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (7 Jul 2022)

Richard Bruton: 195. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if there are plans to mark the death of Arthur Griffith as part of the centenary celebrations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36820/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (7 Jul 2022)

Richard Bruton: 222. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way that the factors such as, a very high proportion of pupils exiting the catchment, the lack of balanced mix of places for girls and boys and lack of options for those who wish for a non-religious school are taken into account when setting a framework for additional school places in a catchment area; and if this will cause her to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (7 Jul 2022)

Richard Bruton: 223. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will give a breakdown by gender of the pupils entering or leaving Killester, Raheny and Clontarf school catchment area for secondary schooling. [36806/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (7 Jul 2022)

Richard Bruton: 224. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a detailed review of the need for new second level schools across Dublin will be undertaken in view of the surge in housing development. [36807/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (7 Jul 2022)

Richard Bruton: 248. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider modifications in the threshold for the fuel allowance, particularly in cases in which both spouses have a constrained application protocol (details supplied). [36912/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (7 Jul 2022)

Richard Bruton: 305. To ask the Minister for Health if the implementation plan for the disability capacity planning to 2032 has been completed; if it will be published; and if pre-planning for the forthcoming budget has incorporated the outcome of this work. [36819/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Artists' Remuneration (6 Jul 2022)

Richard Bruton: 57. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the scheme of basic income for artists. [36339/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (6 Jul 2022)

Richard Bruton: 129. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a pathway into the masters programme in primary teaching for graduates whose pass grade in some of the core subjects in the Leaving Certificate, although sufficient at the time their Leaving Certificate was taken, is no longer adequate for entry into primary teaching; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36519/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (6 Jul 2022)

Richard Bruton: 209. To ask the Minister for Health if he has received reports of the difficulty of persons in finding a general practitioner to accept them, particularly on the medical card scheme; and if he has discussed with the HSE the possibility of developing a better clearing-house system in order to assist patients in accessing care. [36341/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (6 Jul 2022)

Richard Bruton: 303. To ask the Minister for Health if the bodies delivering services to the HSE during Covid-19 will become eligible for the €1,000 pandemic bonus payment, for example section 39 organisations. [36520/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the Companies (Protection of Employees' Rights in Liquidations) Bill 2021: Discussion (6 Jul 2022)

Richard Bruton: I thank our guests for attending and for their presentations. All present appreciate and feel the injustice of what happened in the Debenhams case and in previous cases. It seems to me that part of what happened in those cases was that resources that ought to have been available to the company to meet its responsibilities were put beyond reach. That is not what we are addressing here, but...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the Companies (Protection of Employees' Rights in Liquidations) Bill 2021: Discussion (6 Jul 2022)

Richard Bruton: On the issue of precedent, do we have precedent for legislation of this sort, either in Ireland or elsewhere, that the committee could have a look at? I appreciate that this is a well-intentioned measure but, ultimately, our job is to perform scrutiny to see whether there are unintended consequences and how we deal with such if they arise. I would like to hear a little more about the...